Composite hair curler

ABSTRACT

There is disclosed a composite hair curler having an inner tubular member of smaller diameter with an eccentric ring of larger diameter at each end. An outer resilient split tubular member is removably supported on said rings. To form a tight curl on the ends of a lock of hair and a more open curl closer to the scalp, the end of a curl-forming lock of hair is first wrapped about the smaller inner member, after which the outer resilient member is put into place where it is held by its resilience on the end rings. The hair then continues to be wrapped about the outer larger-diameter split tubular roller. When the wrapping is completed, an elongated resilient bifurcated clip, resembling somewhat a large &#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;bobby pin&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39; is applied in the usual manner to keep the hair wrapped about the curler assembly.

United States Paten Small [541 COMPOSITE HAIR CURLER [72] lnventor: Norma Small, 1905 Mt. Royal Blvd.,

Glenshaw, Pa. 15116 221 Filed: April 7, 1970' 21 AppL-No: 26,206

[5 6] References Cited 7 UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,742,046 4/1956 Jurewicz; ..l32/33R Primary Examiner-Louis G. Mancene Assistant Examiner-J. 0. Leveb Attorney-Parmelee, Utzler and Welsh [451 Aug. 8, 1972 [57'] ABSTRACT There is disclosed a'compos'ite hair curler having an inner tubular member of smaller diameter with an cecentric ring of larger diameter at each end. An outer resilient split tubular member is removably supported on said rings. To form a tight curl on the ends of a lock of hair and a more opencurl closer to the scalp, the end of a curl-forming lock of hair is first wrapped about the smaller inner member, after which the outer resilient member is put into place where it is held by its resilience on the end rings. The hair then continues to be wrapped about the outer larger-diameter split tubular roller. When the wrapping is completed, an

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A! rorneys COMPOSITE HAIR CURLER This invention is for a composite hair curler especially useful for curling hair to producea tighter curl at the tip portion of a curl-forming lock of hair than the curl closer to the base or scalp.

BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART Both professional'hair dressers and individuals putting up their own hair frequently desire to gather a cluster or lock of hair together and form it into a curl that is relatively tight at the free end, but possesses a' more open wave-like curl inwardly from the free end, that is, toward the base of the curl or scalp. While attempts have been made to provide a curler to accomplish this, asdisclosed for example in U. S. Pat. Nos. 3,080,873, 3,426,767 and 3,050,069, they have not proved tobe highly acceptable or fully satisfactory for various reasons obvious to a professional hair-dresser. For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,080,873 there is a straight radial offset between the periphery of the central small-diameter inner curler and the larger-diameter outer curler that would result in an unwanted kink in the hair. U.S. Pat. No. 3,050,069 attempted to overcome this by setting a smaller-diameter inner curler in an opening in a larger-diameter outer curler, with the inner curler being held eccentric within the outer one by lugs at each end of the inner curler that rested on the ends of the outer curler. One drawback to this arrangement is that if the desired number of turns are wrapped on the inner curler, it may be difficult to insert it in the outer one, or there is a hump in the periphery of the assembly, and a difficult manipulative procedure is involved in assembling the two parts after the-tip of the SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION The present invention is designed to provide a much more convenient and practical curler for this purpose. It is a composite structure having aninner tubular curler or roller eccentrically positioned within largerdiameter end rings or hoops at each end thereof. These rings support a removable longitudinally-split outer tubular member or roller of resilient material which can be opened out or spread for easy application to-the hoops of the inner member, and by its inherent resilience spring back and remain tight, so that after the tip or free end portion of a lock of hair has been wrapped about the inner tubular member, the outer larger-diameter split member is put into place, keeping the hair in position on the inner member while it is wrapped on the outer one, the hair leaving the inner member and wrapping on the outer one in an involute spiral with no noticeable radial offset.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inner roller;-

FIG. 2 is a similar view of the outer roller;

FIG. 3 is a transverse section through the assembled composite structure about midway between its ends, the view illustrating hair wrapped about the curler; and

FIG. 4 is a side elevation on a smaller scale of the final assembly and the holding clip in place.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION As previously explained, the curler is a composite structure formed of two separable parts. There is an inner member comprising a small-diameter curl roller 2, preferably of a conventional type comprising a tubular body with openings therethrough and closelyspaced protuberances thereon to provide a rough surface, the protuberances, however, not being shown since they are well known in the art. At each end of the roller 2 there is fixed a relatively larger-diameter ring or band 3, the end of the curler 2 being inseparably fixed on the interior of each ring, the rings being eccentric to the axis of the roller 2, but parallel to an axis passing through the centers of the roller-that is, the rings are attached to the longitudinally-aligned points 4 on the periphery of the roller. The roller and rings are desirably formed of plastic'so that they are of light weight, but have adequate strength and rigidity for the The other part of the composite structure 5, as shown in FIG. 2,- is a substantially tubular resilient roller element which is split longitudinally at '6 throughout its length, the two confronting edges of the slit being spaced from each other a convenient distance to enable ones fingers to easily spread them further apart. While the member 5 is resilient in that the edges of the slit may be spread apart audit will spring back to its cylindrical contour, it is sufi'rciently rigid in the direction of its length that is will hold its form whenhair is wrapped about it. In its cylindrical form, it contracts tightly about and is supported on the rings 3, so that the assembly comprises an inner roller of smaller diameter and an outer roller of larger diameter with the smaller roller eccentrically positioned against, or substantially against the outer. roller, the outer roller hav-' ing a slit through which a lock of hair that is first wrapped around the inner roller may pass and then be wrapped about the larger-diameter outer roller. Like the inner roller, the outer one is desirably formed of plastic and has the little studs or burrs (not shown) on its outer surface to make it rough, and with peripheral holes therethrough as is conventional in the art.

, inner one in a direction normal to the surface of the inner one, with the lock of hair emerging in the slit of the outer roller. The outer roller is preferably placed over the inner one in such position that the slit is over the inner roll along the line where the inner roll attaches to the rings. This lets the lock of hair be wrapped from the inner roll onto the outer one in almost a true involute spiral with no appreciable radial offset, as clearly seen in FIG. 3. Because of its inherent resilience the outer roll, when positioned on the inner roll, will contract about the rings with the edges which form the slit clamping the hair on the inner roll.

Because of the smaller diameter of the inner. roller, the tip of the lock of hair which is first wrapped thereon will be tighter than the rest of the hair that is wrapped about the larger outer roller. After the hair has been wrapped about the two rollers in the manner described,

a bifurcated resilient clip 6, much like an enlarged bobby pin, as shownin FIG. 4, is slipped endwise into place with one leg entering one or both curlers, or just the outer curler to keep the hair from prematurely unwrapping from the curler.

I claim:

1. A composite hair curler comprising an inner roller having an eccentric ring at each end thereof of a larger diameter than. the inner roller, and a removable outer roller which is split longitudinally from endto-end of a diameter larger than the inner one resiliently fitted about the inner one. s I v 2. A composite hair curler as defined in claim 1 in .which the outer roller is supported on the rings at the ends of the inner roller.

3. A composite hair curler as defined in claim 2 in which the rings are of a diameter such that the outer having a ring and each end thereof of larger diameter than the roller, the rings being eccentrically and per-' manently affix ed to theroller body at longitudinallyaligned locations but which are otherwise separate from one another, and a second separate hollow cylindrical roller which is split from end to end and which is of a resilient material that enables the edges of the split cylinder to be spread open to be placed ove'r'and partially encircle the rings with the edges of the slit separated to enable a lock of hair to have its free end wrapped about the first roller and after application of the second roller to said rings thenextend between the separated edges of the slit second roller and then be wound about the second roller, the second roller being 7 removably retained on said rings by its inherent resilience. 

1. A composite hair curler comprising an inner roller having an eccentric ring at each end thereof of a larger diameter than the inner roller, and a removable outer roller which is split longitudinally from end-to-end of a diameter larger than the inner one resiliently fitted about the inner one.
 2. A composite hair curler as defined in claim 1 in which the outer roller is supported on the rings at the ends of the inner roller.
 3. A composite hair curler as defined in claim 2 in which the rings are of a diameter such that the outer roll must be resiliently opened out to fit over said rings and be urged by its inherent resilience against the rings.
 4. A composite hair curler comprising a roller body having a ring and each end thereof of larger diameter than the roller, the rings being eccentrically and permanently affixed to the roller body at longitudinally-aligned locations but which are otherwise separate from one another, and a second separate hollow cylindrical roller which is split from end to end and which is of a resilient material that enables the edges of the split cylinder to be spread open to be placed over and partially encircle the rings with the edges of the slit separated to enable a lock of hair to have its free end wrapped about the first roller and after application of the second roller to said rings then extend between the separated edges of the slit second roller and then be wound about the second roller, the second roller being removably retained on said rings by its inherent resilience. 